Christiaan Janssen

Tod und Verklärung (Mort et transfiguration), opus 24, est un poème symphonique pour grand orchestre de Richard Strauss. Strauss en a commencé la composition à la fin de l'été 1888 et l'a achevée le 1...

The Hungarian-born composer and pianist Franz Liszt was strongly influenced by the music heard in his youth, particularly Hungarian folk music, with its unique gypsy scale, rhythmic spontaneity and di...

The Hungarian-born composer and pianist Franz Liszt was strongly influenced by the music heard in his youth, particularly Hungarian folk music, with its unique gypsy scale, rhythmic spontaneity and di...

In the summer of 1934 Rachmaninoff composed the 'Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini' at his summer home, the Villa Senar in Switzerland. It's a concertante work written by for piano and orchestra, closel...

In the summer of 1934 Rachmaninoff composed the 'Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini' at his summer home, the Villa Senar in Switzerland. It's a concertante work written by for piano and orchestra, closel...

Alessandro Volta (1745 - 1827) was and Italian physicist whose invention of the electric battery provided the first source of continuous current. In 1899, the Italian city of Como hosted a celebration...

Alessandro Volta (1745 - 1827) was and Italian physicist whose invention of the electric battery provided the first source of continuous current. In 1899, the Italian city of Como hosted a celebration...

Most of the music which Dmitri Shostakovich used for his Ballet Suites was composed for the silent films in the early 30ies or was re-used from early opera's and ballets. The Dutch composer/arranger C...

The 'symphonie Fantastique' (Episode in the life of an artist) was heard for the first time in Paris on 5 December 1830. Still we can feel the beating of the creator's heart at every performance. In t...

Felix Mendelssohn composed the Marsch in D major opus 108 to celebrate a visit of the painter Cornelius to the city of Dresden in april 1841. (Concert Band)

Der Ring des Nibelungen (L'Anneau du Nibelung) est un cycle de quatre opéras épiques du compositeur allemand Richard Wagner (1813-1883). Les œuvres s'inspirent librement des personnages des sagas nord...

Most of the music which Dmitri Shostakovich used for his Ballet Suites was composed for the silent films in the early 30ies or was re-used from early opera's and ballets. The Dutch composer/arranger C...

Gabriel Fauré composed 'Noël' in 1885 as an occasional piece; a little Christmas song destined for a performance where a harmonium was available to add a festive carillon color to the piano accompanim...

Gabriel Fauré composed 'Noël' in 1885 as an occasional piece; a little Christmas song destined for a performance where a harmonium was available to add a festive carillon color to the piano accompanim...